Evaluation of the diagnostic efficacy of EC-Test for latent tuberculosis infection in ambulatory people with HIV.

Background: Latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) co-infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is more likely to develop into active tuberculosis (ATB), recombinant Mycobacterium tuberculosis fusion protein ESAT6/CFP10 (EC-Test) is a latest developed method for LTBI. Compared with the interferon γ release test assays (IGRAs), the diagnostic performance of EC-Test to LTBI screening in HIV needs to be evaluated.

Methods: A population-based multicenter prospective study was conducted in Guangxi Province, China.

Tuberculosis among Ambulatory People Living with HIV in Guangxi Province, China: A Longitudinal Study.

Background: This study aims to determine the prevalence of TB among ambulatory people living with HIV in Guangxi Province, which experienced the biggest HIV epidemic in China.

Methods: We undertook a longitudinal study in five HIV/AIDS designated hospitals randomly selected from Guangxi Province; all newly diagnosed HIV/AIDS outpatients from 2019 to 2021 were screened for TB and interviewed with a questionnaire.

Results: A total of 4539 HIV/AIDS outpatients were enrolled, with 2886 (63.